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Show Farmers' Institute At Tremont "To be or not to be," seems to bo tho question nt tho closo of the first" dny'H session of tho Furmorn' Institute Insti-tute nt Tremonron. Elaborate preparations had been made for n six dnyn' session of tho institute in-stitute to begin last Monday morning morn-ing nnd a most Interesting program' hnd been cxtenslvoly ndvcrtlscd. This program Included somo ot tho best in-structorn in-structorn nt the Agricultural College nnd somo of Hear Klvor Vnlloylj most successful farmers. Yet, when the nppolnted tlmo came to begin, there wcro present hut six farmers and one funnor's wife. Thoro woro two lady instructors from tho A. C, Miss Coopor nnd Miss Love, and thoy gave tho lono farmer's wife n good insight into domestic scienco topics whllo tho men stood n-round n-round nnd discussed tho sltuntlon. They decided that tho weather was at fault; thcro was too much glorious sunshine nnd too much farm wort that could bo done. j In the afternoon things brightened brighten-ed up a little and about 25 farmers , wore In attendance whon the session bogan. There wore representatives I from Fielding, Gnrland, Thatcher and Boar Illver City. At tho closo of tho session It wa resolved that each ono present should mnko an effort to secure a big turnout turn-out on tho following day, and If this could not be dono to postpono the meetings until unfavorable weather should glvo tbe fanners time to post themselves. Following is n synopsis of the first afternoon's session: Meeting cnllod to order by Hon. J. tt. Holmgren, who Introduced Prof. Northrup as tho first speaker. Prof. Northrup stated that ho thot orcharding wns of tho greatest Importance Im-portance to farmers. "This vnlloy," he said, "Is superior to the Hood Illver Ill-ver vnlley nnd others famous In Oregon. Ore-gon. Wo have everything fnvorablo, our soils uro rich onough and irrigation irriga-tion Is entirely satisfactory. Tho more fruit planted tho greater tho market will bo. Tho consumption of fruit Is increasing foHtor than tho production. Apple clubs in the East nra pledged to eat at least one nppld n day. Now York state produces 25., 000,000 bushels, yet our best market Is In New York City. Thrco to four dollnra a box Is paid for Western fruit us ngalnst $3 per bbl. for Eastern. Eas-tern. Our nltltudo Is favorable for producing color, jot Hood JUvor gets more than doublo tho price thnt wo get. Orchards here at ovon the low prices paid will bring 11000 per acre. Wo can mnko more money If better bet-ter packing is done. Slzo nnd color should bo considered in pncklng. Experts Ex-perts pack by Bight using four different differ-ent grades. Misshapen, scabby, arsenic ar-senic burned or bruised npples should not be put In tlrst grndo. No. 1 should ho perfect specimens and packed In tiers from top to bottom. The grower grow-er of Hood River aro unltoJ In their system of packing and many of thorn uro riding in their autoa in consequence consequ-ence In their orgnnizntlons thoy bear nil tho expenso equally. An organization here Is necessnry to properly pro-perly provide for tho fruit crops in tho future. The Grand Junction association makes more money in buy Ing, repacking nnd selling Utah fruit than tho growers hero obtain for their fruit In the first place. In answer to question of David Holmgren, advised stenciling boxcH. Dishonest farmers, In packing, hurt tho reputation of Utah fruit. An or. chard In Hood River this summer1 sold for $3,000 per acre, whilo they nro In no wlso superior to Dear Rii-vor Rii-vor valloy orchard products. Ucllovo.l thnt had tho farmers in this vnlloy kept together this year they could' hao received $4 per box. Trees In Utah will crop and develop more fruit 'than in any qthor state he hnd visited I The speaker 'showed n numbor ot 'charts Illustrating tho proper method of pruning. In answer to a question, he advised tho heading of trees within with-in n foot ot tho ground. Also recommended recom-mended cow peas us a crop between' tho treo rows, It necessary to fertilize. ferti-lize. Prof. Mcrrell said he folt that this Institute work Is h good thing for tho people. Felt somewhat, disappointed disappo-inted in, the attendance. Had plan- ncd for a good time this weok. Ho I said that ho had a great pride in Utah but was compolled to confess that wo aro not taking ndvautugo of our opportunities. Referred to the soil conditions existing in tho vicinity of Nophi. Had grent faith in that country coun-try for dry farming. Also referred to dratnngo experiments west of Salt Lnko City In which tilo drnlnngo was used. It has been a wondorful success. suc-cess. Tho cost of drainage was only about $25 an aero. Believed that drainago would bo a grent success, in this valloy. Spoko of tho benefits dorlved by some fruit growers in tho county of Cncho who hnd practised spraying. TUESDAY. Well, It's going to be a grent success suc-cess attor all. In the morning ot tho second day, tho farmers camo in from evory direction and each one brought I lils wife, or daughter, or best girl, so when the meetings wero called to or. dor both halls wero filled with an enthusiastic en-thusiastic audience. Now, It's too bad there weren't two of us to report tho meetings for each wns very Interesting. Inter-esting. In the men's department, they taught us to raise things but in the women's thoy told thorn how to cook nnd eat them properly which) Is vastly more Interesting. But wo couldn't got to this department very well owning to our bashtulness and so can only glvo a ono-slded report. Prof. Northrup spoke on the subject sub-ject of picking, packing nnd storing fruit. He emphasized the great Importance Im-portance of proper packing of fruit. The proper tlmo for picking can only be lonrned from experience. Apples must bo picked with tho stems on, which Is Just ns easily dono. He explained ex-plained the necessity of this, the principle prin-ciple reason being that pulling tho stem from tho apple breaks tho skin and causes rot. Most winter apples will stand a little frost. They should bo stored in n moderntoly moist building build-ing whero tho temperature can be kopt closo to freezing point. Ho dwelt upon tho importance of proper grading in packing. The Professor gave a practical illustration of packing, pack-ing, a numbor of apples having been brought in for thnt purpose. The1 box should bo packed so full that the lid will form n slight bow when nailed nail-ed down. Explained the Oregon standard pack and advocated Its adoption. ad-option. In answer to the question, he ndvlsod the wrnpplng of appleq for , distant markets. Considerable discussion wns entered into as to tho desirability of stenciling boxes where each farmer packs his. own fruit. It was tho general opinion that, this should be done. It was estimated that there would bo 40,000 boxes of apples raised next year in this valley. It wns again urged that a fruit growers grow-ers assocntlon be formed. Moroni Mortcnsen, one of the most successful npple growers In tho valley, val-ley, spoke on tho subject of nppla growing for profit.- Tho fertility of the soil is of tho utmost importance. Referred to tho great change in the nppcarnnco of n famous orchard thro' ono year's neglect and to Rs rapid recovery when a fertilizer was npplled. "Feed tho apple orchard first and then it will feed you." Thcro has not been sufficient cultivation cultiva-tion in the past. Tho more the soli is cultivated, tho less Irrigation is required. re-quired. Thinning and pruning nre necessary to Increase slzo of the fruit. In his enso his apples wero 26 per cent larger thnn last year duo to these factors. Spraying Is generally recognized now ns essential. Urged the importance of first getting good thrifty stock. Advised never t0 leave moro thnn one apple on a spur and, not closer than six Inches. Prof. Merroll took up tho subject ot fornge crops suitable to Utah. Ex. pressed his satisfaction nt tho largo attendance. Ho said that fruit grow Ing in this valley is of the utmost importance. He did not bellevo though that this should be practiced to tho exclusion of other crops.Plant food should be in the soli In sufficient quantities to be taken up by tho crops planted. The soil In Utah Is not in exhaustible. Ho explained how grow Ing lucem will not bring back tho fertility ot soil as sometimes claimed. Couimcrclol fertilizers aro becoming necessary whero tho farmer does not keep a sufficient number of animals to return the fertility taken from tho soli. Showed, the benefits of establishing estab-lishing a condensed milk factory. It has been the general opinion that! lucem Is the only forage crop, bufJ showed that many other crops aro of greater value. Showed how two acres ac-res of land planted t0 certain crops will keep ten cows from May 15 to Oct. 15. This has been sufficiently demonstrated to show that it can bo done. Recommonded the planting of a sufficient variety of grasses to make a succession in growth nnd development. develop-ment. By so doing nnd keoplng separate sep-arate pastures, five or six times the numbor of animals can be pastured ns in the ordinary way. Recommended Recommen-ded tho plowing under of a green, lu-cern lu-cern patch as a fertilizer. Also spoke highly of Brome grass for hay and pasturage on dry land. Plant In the spring. Barnyard manures should never bo allowed to heat. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. Prof. Northrop took up the subject bf what varlotles of fruit are best adapted to tho valloy. Ho recommonded recom-monded tho Jonathan, Wlnesap, Win. ter Banana, Spitzonberg, Orlmes Goldon and others ot this quality. Tho nature ot tho soil should bo considered con-sidered In planting. Tho Ganos and Missouri Pippins will give quicker returns re-turns but aro not so dcslrnble. No mistake will be made in planting rod npples of quality. A tender rapid growth will devolop blight In almost any varloty of fruit. T. F. Coombs spoke earnestly of the Importance of these institutes anj urged that thoy be continued. Continued Next Week |